All Outputs (12)

Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., Behm, M., & Akinade, O. (2018). Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model. In F. Emuze, M. Behm, D. B. Costa, & T. A. Saurin (Eds.), Joint CIB W099 and TG59 International Safety, Health, and People in Construction Conference (93-102)

Design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is growing in prominence in the construction sector. Consequently, designers (as individuals or organisations) are expected to mitigate occupational health and safety risks through design. In order fo... Read More about Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model.

Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Iyakoregha, M., Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Aigbavboa, C., & Ajayi, S. (2018). Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects. In F. Emuze (Ed.),

Construction project manager (CPM) competency has been common place discussions over the years with the recognition of the importance of skills and knowledge to project success. With recent advancements in the application of digital technologies such... Read More about Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects.

Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Agyei, G., Mahamadu, A. M., & Dziekonski, K. (2021). Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana. International Journal of Construction Management, 21(4), 382-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2018.1541704

Design for safety (DfS) is an important mechanism for addressing accidents in construction. In the main, DfS studies have largely focussed on various regions of the world other than sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Through a questionnaire survey, this study... Read More about Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana.

Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Adinyira, E., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., & Agyekum, K. (2018). Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

The construction industry in Ghana is bursting with speculations and pieces of information that suggest that certain contracts are awarded on basis other than merits of a proposed bid and the competitiveness of cost. Undoubtedly, this unethical pract... Read More about Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review (2018)
Journal Article
Poghosyan, A., Manu, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A. G., Behm, M., & Mahamadu, A. M. (2018). Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(5), 783-797. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0088

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Decisions made during the design stage of construction works can significantly reduce the risk of occurrence of occupational accidents, injuries and illnesses. Moreover, it has been established that design... Read More about Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review.

Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Ibrahim, A., & Coker, A. (2018). Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 8(4), 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Public procurement capacity is composed of three facets: individual, organisational and an enabling national environment which encapsulates national legislation, policies and institutional arrangements tha... Read More about Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry.

Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Phung, V. M., Nguyen, T. T., Ath, C., Heng, A. Y. T., & Kit, S. C. (2018). Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Safety Science, 107, 188-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.07.007

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The construction sector is notorious for accounting for numerous occupational deaths, injuries and illnesses in many countries. In emerging economies this situation could be direr, and health and safety (H&S) management by contrac... Read More about Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi (2018)
Journal Article
Simukonda, W., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., & Dziekoński, K. (2020). Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 26(2), 303-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2018.1482649

Purpose: Whilst occupational safety and health (OSH) management is recognised as an important mechanism for addressing poor OSH performance, limited empirical insight is available on OSH management by construction companies in sub-Saharan Africa. Thi... Read More about Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi.

Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mshelia, M. I., Iwo, S. T., Mahamadu, A., & Dziekoński, K. (2019). Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 25(1), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2018.1485992

Purpose. Design for safety (DfS) of workers is amongst the prominent ways of tackling poor occupational safety and health performance in construction. However, in developing countries there is extremely limited research on DfS. This study thus makes... Read More about Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria.

Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt (2018)
Journal Article
Dziekoński, K., Ibrahim, O. H. M. F., Mahamadu, A., & Manu, P. (2018). Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt. Engineering Management in Production and Services, 10(2), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2018-0007

Construction industry is considered as one of the most important sectors in Egypt. One of the major challenges faced by the industry, however, is the unavailability of suitable performance measurement systems for assessing companies’ performance. Mod... Read More about Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt.

A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Akinade, O., Sierra, F., Lam, T. T., & Alzaatreh, A. (2018, June). A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection. Paper presented at Creative Construction 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia

During the design phase of construction projects, professionals seldom consider implications of design choices in terms of the ease with which it can be constructed. This contributes to wastage when chosen design features and materials result in the... Read More about A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection.

The effect of project success factors on project success criteria (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Biddulph, S., Manu, P., Dziekoński, K., Mahamadu, A., Aigbavboa, C., & Lee, S. (2018, February). The effect of project success factors on project success criteria. Paper presented at Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Conference,, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Various studies on Project Success Factors (PSFs) and Project Success Criteria (PSC) have been conducted within the construction industry. However, studies on the influence that Project Success Factors (PSFs) may have on Project Success Criteria (PSC... Read More about The effect of project success factors on project success criteria.